Hero navy veteran now living in a car: Homeless after 24 years of service

UNWANTED: Martin lives in his Vectra [BPNS]
Royal Navy veteran Martin Budgen says the authorities turned their back on him when he hit rock bottom.
The
59-year-old, who suffers from severe post-traumatic stress disorder,
relies on baby wipes to keep himself clean and eats at the local food
bank.
Martin said: “I’ve served my country and I don’t expect anything back but I just want a roof over my head.”

“I’ve served my country and I don’t expect anything back but I just want a roof over my head”

Martin Budgen

Martin, of Bridport, Dorset, served for 24 years but was forced to move into his Vauxhall Vectra after housing problems.
He was offered a studio flat but turned it down, claiming it was unsafe, dirty and “crawling with fleas”.
Martin added that he would just like to “feel safe and wanted” in the country he helped to protect.
A spokesman for West Dorset District Council said it was trying “to provide solutions for this complex situation”.http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/450867/Navy-veteran-homeless-homelessness-navy

Declares mass migration good economically and socially. Kurt Nimmo
Prison Planet.com
June 29, 2015
Following a meeting with Pope Francis, the boss of Goldman-Sachs
International and Bilderberg attendee Peter Sutherland said European
countries have not taken their “fair share” of refugees from African
countries and Syria.
Sutherland told RTÉ radio 240,000 immigrants flooding into Europe
each year is not an economic burden on countries such as Germany and the
United Kingdom.
On the contrary, he said, a quarter million or more immigrants a year
represents an economic and social benefit for Europe, Britain and
Ireland.
“Governments have to lead by giving the positive news that migrants
are good for a community, economically and every other way rather than
constantly expressing them as a burden because they are not really a
burden,” Sutherland said. “Within a very short period of time they
contribute positively to the community in which they live.”
Sutherland cited studies he said demonstrate the economic benefits of mass migration into Europe from Africa and elsewhere.

Migrants Cost Europe Billions

A report by University College London, however, found that migrants in fact represent a huge economic drain on host countries.
According to the study, non-European migrants living in Britain have drained public finances by almost £120 billion since 1995.
The situation is similar in Germany, by far Europe’s most prosperous and productive nation.
In December, the president of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Hans-Werner Sinn,
contradicted a study carried out by the Bertelsmann Foundation that
concluded each immigrant to the country contributed 22 billion euros
($26,863) to the welfare state in 2012.
Sinn told Frankfurter Allgemeine that in fact “on the net balance
sheet, immigration cost the state more in social costs and other issues
than it brings in through taxes and social contributions.”
“Faced with this situation, we should finally begin a non-ideological
debate on immigration policy which is not driven by the quest for
political correctness,” he added.
Despite numerous studies showing the negative economic and social
impact of mass migration on Germany and Europe, the European Union, the
political establishment and the corporate media are in favor of it.
“Uncontrolled, unskilled Third World immigration is the economics of
the madhouse, yet respectable politicians like Herr Schaeuble (Finance
Minister) in Germany support it and, until recently, virtually the whole
British political establishment were gung-ho for it, and still would
be were it not for Nigel Farage,” writes Vincent Cooper.

Failed Multicultrualism

Contrary to proclamations by Sutherland, Schaeuble, and the political
establishment in Europe, the mass migration of Muslims into a largely
Christian Europe has resulted in a serious social crisis.
“Europe’s high youth unemployment rate and limited economic mobility
has long been cited as a major factor for young people becoming
radicalized and joining terrorist organizations like the Islamic State
militant groups,” writes Howard Koplowitz .
He cites German Chancellor Angela Merkel who once supported the idea of multiculturalism in Germany.
“We kidded ourselves a while. We said: ‘[Immigrants] won’t stay,
sometime they will be gone,’ but this isn’t reality,” she said,
according to the BBC.
“And of course, the approach [to build] a multicultural [society] and
to live side by side and to enjoy each other … has failed, utterly
failed.”

Greville Janner goes to court....................

The decision to prosecuteformer
President of the British Board of Jewish Deputies Greville Janner on 22
charges of historic child abuse means a long hot summer is ahead in
London. The surprise new twist comes after an independent QC — senior
lawyer — reviewed the case and said that a prosecution go could ahead.
It was a much criticised previous ruling by the government’s chief
law officer, that Janner was too ill with Alzheimer’s to be tried, that
set off a firestorm of controversy. The law officer’s decision was
baffling when it was revealed there were adequate procedures for trying
such defendants and they were used quite frequently.The Occidental Observer amongst others had shown how his
senility had not prevented him attending House of Lords debates and
speaking or drawing hundreds of thousands of expenses.
But TOO has been the only media outlet
to dare to ask whether it was Janner’s position as a leading Jewish
politician at the nexus of the relationship between British politics and
Jewish power in Britain that protected him.

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Not only was he past president of British Board of Jewish Deputies,
he was a past vice-president of both the Jewish Leadership Council in
the UK and also the World Jewish Congress. He was a close confidante of
prime ministers, presidents, royalty and numerous other international
figures.
But it is his foundation of the Holocaust Education Trust and his
efforts as a tireless campaigner for Israel that he will be most noted
for. Indeed he has said it is the inclusion of the Holocaust
instruction into the British national curriculum which he is most proud.
As a supporter of the legal Jewish vigilante organisation, the CST, he helped facilitate its close links with the Home Office and Scotland Yard. TOO
has been so far the only media to report on how he once shared the
stage at Covent Garden with the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police
Lord Stevens and convicted fraudster and CST chairman Gerald Ronson.
Janner’s case is listed to come up at Westminster Magistrates Court
on August 7th and although Janner will not be there, it promises to be a
lively occasion.
Another decision to move a static July 4 demonstration to protest
against the establishment of a separate Jewish police force, known as
the “Shomrim”, in Jewish areas, is also under scrutiny. Scotland Yard
have announced that it will be moved from the north London district of
Golders Green — where it was seen to be “provocative” — to Richmond
Terrace near 10 Downing Street in central London!.
The surprising new venue is thought to reflect police anger that
their political masters have slavishly caved into Jewish demands for
their own police force complete with uniforms, police vehicles and
training — all out of the Metropolitan Police budget. The -normal —
police presence will be huge, for this occasion, apparently.
Nationalist campaigner Joshua Bonehill has been a moving spirit
behind attempts to demonstrate against Shomrim and has been banned from
London as a result.
The police have now applied for Britain’s first anti-social behaviour order to prevent him from using the internet. A sign of how the temperature is gradually getting higher in Britain. And all without mainstream media coverage of course.
Again, keep repeating: diversity is our greatest strength.http://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2015/06/greville-janner-goes-to-court/

Monday, June 29, 2015

Councillors REJECT plans to frack for shale gas in Lancashire in huge victory for critics of the new technology

But Lancashire County Council reject a planning application for fracking

Environmental campaigners cheered when hearing the council's decision

But Cuadrilla say they are considering launching a planning appeal

Councillors
have rejected plans to frack for shale gas in Lancashire in a huge
victory for environmental campaigners and a massive setback for the
future of the industry in the UK.

Energy
firm Cuadrilla wanted to start exploratory drilling and fracking at a
site in Little Plumpton, between Preston and Blackpool.

But
today Lancashire County Council chose to ignore advice to approve the
plans, which was welcomed by jubilant anti-fracking campaigners outside
the building and from local residents who said they had been in 'a David
and Goliath battle'.

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Anti-fracking protesters celebrate after hearing Lancashire County Council has rejected plans for fracking in Preston

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Environmental campaigners and local
opponents of fracking had been protesting outside County Hall in
Preston, calling for councillors to reject the proposals

The
Government has previously said it is going 'all out for shale',
claiming it would create jobs and growth, reduce energy prices and cut
the country's reliance on gas imports.

But
the decision comes just days after another proposal to frack for shale
gas in nearby Roseacre Wood in Preston was also rejected by the local
authority.

Following
the decision, Cuadrilla say they are considering their options,
including launching an appeal with the Secretary of State for
Communities and Local Government, Greg Clark, which can take up to six
months.

Environmental
campaigners and local opponents of fracking had been protesting outside
County Hall in Preston, calling for councillors to reject the
proposals.

They
had raised fears that the process could pollute water supplies, lead to
inappropriate development in the countryside and damage house prices.

There were also fears that drilling caused a series of earth tremors in April and May of 2011 along the Flyde coast.

But they reacted with delight as the decision filtered to them outside County Hall.

Bottles
of champagne were uncorked as chants of 'Frack Free Lancashire' sounded
out, while one protester shouted: 'Frack off Cuadrilla.'

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The decision has been described as a
major blow to Cuadrilla, as it would have been the largest round of
fracking in the UK if it went ahead

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Friends of the Earth said people across Lancashire could breathe a sigh of relief after the plans were dismissed

Friends
of the Earth North West campaigner Furqan Naeem said: 'People in
Lancashire and across the UK who have been tirelessly campaigning
against fracking will breathe a sigh of relief today - safe in the
knowledge that this dirty industry that risks health, quality of life
and the climate has been stopped in its tracks once again.

'In
the teeth of massive pressure from Cuadrilla and Westminster,
Lancashire's brave county councillors have voted to protect their
citizens and the local environment - the winners today are democracy and
the people of Lancashire.'

While
Greenpeace UK energy and climate campaigner Daisy Sands added: 'This
decision is a Waterloo for the fracking industry and a triumph for local
democracy. It's also a huge boost for efforts to kick the UK's
addiction to dangerous fossil fuels.

'Lancashire
councillors deserve huge praise for standing up to the relentless
pressure from the fracking lobby and their minister friends. Their
decision sends a powerful signal to other councils that the fracking
juggernaut can indeed be stopped.'

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One campaigner opened a bottle of champagne in celebration after hearing that plans for fracking in Preston had been rejected

Peter
Watson, who lives within 100 metres (328 feet) of the proposed site,
added: 'It has restored my faith in the democratic process. It is not
the most efficient process in the world but it has worked.

'I
think the shows the whole country and the senior politicians there is
no social licence for fracking. It has been a real David and Goliath
battle and thank God we have won.

'We came to live in the Fylde for the fresh air and the countryside. We set up business here. We can stay here now.'

Cuadrilla had wanted to frack and test the flow of gas at the site following drilling at up to four exploration wells.

The
decision was deferred from last week as councillors wanted to review
the council's legal advice which warned that rejecting the application
because of its visual and landscape impacts would be 'unreasonable' in
planning terms.

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Mechanical equipment and workmen is
seen on the site at Little Plumpton, where Lancashire County Council
have rejected proposals for fracking

Members
previously said they have been under 'intolerable pressure' in having
the final say over the controversial process of releasing gas.

Before
the decision was taken, councillor Paul Hayhurst (Independent) told the
committee: 'We are looking at an application which is probably best for
Cuadrilla but worse for our residents.

'I
am not against fracking as such but I do feel this is in the wrong
place. There is an industrial estate only a mile away from Little
Plumpton and to put it here would not have a visual impact.

'We
have a situation where residents want to sell up and move out, many who
moved there because of ill health. They now cannot get out because of a
crash in house prices. I think that is terrible. No-one is providing
them with compensation.

'This
could be placed in a better position. Let's have good planning, let's
not just go for what Cuadrilla wants because it is the cheapest option.
Let's set the precedent of putting these rigs, if we have to have them,
somewhere where it does not affect residents.'

Councillor
Michael Green (Conservative) said he too did not hold a principle for
or against fracking but said he did have concerns about the
application's visual impact on the landscape.

While councillor Marcus Johnstone (Labour) cautioned against the consequences a successful appeal to the decision would bring.

He
said: 'I think there is a threat of costs. I accept that costs are not a
material consideration for this committee but they are a reality.'

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Energy firm Cuadrilla wanted to start exploratory drilling and fracking at the site, pictured, between Preston and Blackpool

Cuadrilla
said in a statement: 'We are surprised and disappointed that Lancashire
County Council's Development Control Committee has denied planning
consent for our application to explore for shale gas at Preston New
Road, particularly as their decision follows a positive recommendation
by the Council's Planning Officers.

'We
remain committed to the responsible exploration of the huge quantity of
natural gas locked up in the shale rock deep underneath Lancashire.

'We
will now take time to consider our options regarding an appeal for
Preston New Road, along with also considering appeals for the planning
applications recently turned down, against Officer advice, for
monitoring and site restoration at Grange Hill, and last week's decision
to refuse the Roseacre Wood application.

'We
can unlock this shale gas potential it will help create jobs, generate
economic growth, help fuel and heat local businesses and homes and boost
local tax revenues for Lancashire.

'It
is regrettable that the County Council has decided not to support this
application in the face of positive recommendation from all regulators
and their own officers.'

A map showing the two sites, where Cuadrilla have had proposals for fracking rejected by the local authority

Asked
for the Prime Minister's response to the fracking decision, David
Cameron's official spokeswoman said:'We respect the planning process.
The Government has been clear that we think shale has got huge potential
and presents us with an opportunity to develop a new energy resource
and create jobs.

'We will continue to look at how we can develop this industry in the UK.'

Other organisations also expressed their disappointment at the decision.

Dr
Adam Marshall, Executive Director for Policy and External Affairs for
the British Chambers of Commerce, said: 'We hope this perverse decision
is overturned on appeal, and that further delays are minimised.

'The
Government now needs to step in - both to look at the long-term energy
security and economic considerations, and to act in the national
interest. It should also make sure that there is generous compensation
in place for those affected by crucial energy projects, so that they are
not mired in compensation disputes.'

North
& Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Babs
Murphy said: 'Although it is disappointing that councillors have gone
against the recommendation of planning officers, we hope this is not the
death knell for this industry in Lancashire.

'In
turning down this proposal, councillors appear to have ruled with their
hearts, rather than their heads, and ignored the reasoned arguments of
those with genuine expertise in this industry.'

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Janner WILL face justice: Top barrister to recommend DPP's decision is over-ruled so case against Labour peer IS heard in court

Independent QC is said to have serious misgivings about original decision

Expected to recommend overturning it in review paper released next week

Would mean evidence can be heard in court even if Janner too ill to attend

It would be the first time such a high profile Crown Prosecution Service decision has been overturned

An
independent QC is to overturn the controversial decision that Lord
Janner should not face justice over a string of paedophile allegations.

The
sensational U-turn by prosecutors means a court will now hear
historical child sex claims against the disgraced former Labour MP.

A
top barrister, who has spent several weeks examining the decision not
to put Janner on trial, has concluded the allegations should be heard
even though the peer has severe dementia.

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U Turn: An independent QC is expected
to overturn the controversial decision not to prosecute Lord Janner, who
is accused of 22 sex attack over 19 years but now suffers from advanced
dementia

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Confused: Lord Janner pictured outside
his house in London in 2014. It is said he now needs round the clock
care as he suffers from advanced dementia

The
QC is said to have serious reservations about the original decision not
to charge the 86-year-old and is to recommend to Director of Public
Prosecutions Alison Saunders that it be overturned. Barring a last
minute change of mind, his ruling – due to be made public next week –
paves the way for the evidence against Janner to be tested in a criminal
court – in a procedure known as a ‘trial of the facts’ – even if he is
too unwell to attend.

Never before has such a high-profile Crown Prosecution Service decision been overturned following a review.

The
development will pile pressure on Mrs Saunders, who has suffered a
torrid two months amid questions over her handling of the Janner affair.
She is expected to face renewed calls from critics to consider her
position.

The
extraordinary twist in the case comes after a group of Janner’s alleged
victims applied for a formal review of the decision not to charge him.

The
appeal was launched after Mrs Saunders ruled the peer should not be
charged on health grounds, despite saying there was enough evidence to
prosecute him for 22 sex offences against nine people. She also ruled
out holding a trial of facts, which can be used when suspects are unable
to enter pleas or instruct lawyers.

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Alison Saunders said that Lord Janner, who suffers from advances dementia, should not face trial

Janner, who has advanced dementia, was accused of carrying out a catalogue of abuse against young boys.

More than a dozen people came forward to claim he abused them during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

His family has repeatedly denied he is connected to any wrongdoing.

Following
Mrs Saunders’ decision to rule out a prosecution, a cross-party group
of MPs said her ruling was damaging public confidence. Campaigners
claimed there had been an Establishment cover-up – an allegation
emphatically denied by Mrs Saunders, who said she prided herself on her
independence.

Responding
to criticism, the DPP insisted she had made the right decision not to
prosecute Janner, adding that his dementia was so severe he could ‘play
no part in a trial’.

Her
supporters say that the independent review is evidence that the Crown
Prosecution Service is ‘transparent and listens to victims’, although a
U-turn in so prominent a case could call into question the judgment of
the country’s most senior prosecutor.

Labour
MP Simon Danczuk, who has campaigned on behalf of historic abuse
victims, said: ‘It looks as though Janner’s case may now be examined in
court. This is all the alleged victims have wanted. All we’ve ever asked
for is the law to run its course. No one can be above the law.’

Last
night Paul Miller, who claims he was groped by Janner at the Palace of
Westminster on a school trip when he was nine, said: ‘I was losing hope
that this would ever happen. It is great news and I will certainly get a
lot of satisfaction. Janner should have been in the dock years ago.’
The 52-year-old added that the development raised the question of ‘what
should happen to Alison Saunders now’.

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Baron Greville Janner in November 1972
with essay winners at Beaumont Leys Secondary School. Critics said that
the decision not to prosecute him was an establishment cover up

Another
alleged victim, Hamish Baillie, 47, said: ‘Yes, Janner will now have to
face a court. But this doesn’t change the fact that for decades [his]
abuse was ignored and covered up. The corruption is still there.’

It
is unclear why the reviewing QC is overturning the decision. It is
understood that as part of his inquiry, the barrister would have looked
at previous cases involving frail, mentally ill defendants.

Due
to Janner’s ailing mental capacity, police will not be able to charge
him. It is thought more likely he will be summonsed to appear in court.
It is unclear whether he will be well enough to turn up and his lawyers
are likely to argue the case should be thrown out, because he is too ill
to give them instructions – let alone understand the charges.

Janner was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2009 and, it is said, requires round-the-clock care.

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To be heard: Due to Janner’s ailing
mental capacity, police will not be able to charge him. It is thought
more likely he will be summonsed to appear in court but the case will at
least be heard

THE ACCUSATIONS: 22 SEX ATTACKS SPANNING NEARLY TWO DECADES

By
Alison Saunders’ own admission, the evidence against Lord Janner was
strong enough in relation to no fewer than nine victims to place before a
court.

The
Labour peer is suspected of carrying out 22 sex attacks against young
victims, including a girl, who were in local authority care. They
allegedly took place over a 19 years and include:

14 indecent assaults on a male under 16 between 1969 and 1988

Two indecent assaults between 1984 and 1988

Four counts of serious sexual assault on a male under 16 between 1972 and 1987

Two counts of serious sexual assault between 1977 and 1988

25 victims are thought to have contacted police

Around
25 victims are thought to have contacted police as part of the
investigation. The main claims investigated by Leicestershire Police
centre on Janner’s alleged friendship with Frank Beck, a paedophile care
home manager jailed in 1991 for a string of sex offences.

One
of those prepared to give evidence against Janner is Hamish Baillie,
47, who lived in Beck’s care home and alleges that at 15 he was molested
by the peer during a game of hide-and-seek.

Another
complainant who formed part of the inquiry is Ray Dunkley, 56, who said
he was indecently assaulted when Janner visited his primary school in
1966 – four years before he was elected an MP.

Since
the decision in April not to prosecute Janner, more alleged victims are
believed to have come forward, with at least 30 now said to have spoken
to police.

Police
have launched a separate investigation into allegations that Janner
took a teenage boy to Scotland in the 1970s and sexually assaulted him.

But
since Mrs Saunders’ original decision, there have been a series of
revelations about his health. Last week it was reported Janner made
secret official visits to Parliament months after police were told he
was too ill to be questioned.

Although
the former Labour MP for Leicester West has not been interviewed by
police, his home in Hampstead, north west London, was raided in December
2013, and his office in Westminster was searched in March 2014. The
child sex allegations against Janner surfaced at the trial of paedophile
care home boss Frank Beck in 1991. Police investigated the politician
again in 2002 and 2007. There are now four separate reviews into the
repeated failures to put him on trial.

Asked
about the review last night, a CPS spokesman said: ‘No decision has
been made yet. The review has not concluded. We don’t have any confirmed
timings as yet on when it will be concluded.’

Mrs Saunders received a pay packet of almost £600,000 last year, The Daily Telegraph reported last night. It said the DPP was given an annual salary of £205,000 and £393,000 in pension contributions.

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It is understood that as part of his
inquiry, the barrister would have looked at previous cases involving
frail, mentally ill defendants

Trial of facts but no way he can be punished: JAMES SLACK'S analysis

The
case against Lord Janner is likely to be tested under a little-known
law which allows for a ‘trial of the facts’ – but there is no prospect
of him receiving any punishment.

Under the Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964 a judge can decide, on medical evidence, that a person is unfit to plead.

In
the case of Janner, he has been assessed by four medical experts – two
acting for the Crown Prosecution Service and two for the Labour peer’s
defence team. All agreed that, owing to degenerative dementia, his
evidence could not be relied upon in court and he could not have any
meaningful engagement with the court process.

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Life peer British barrister, writer,
journalist and broadcaster and former Labour MP In robes for the
introduction of Baron Bach into the House of Lords

The
judge in charge of the case will, at the outset, make a formal
declaration in open court that he is unfit for trial. He will then ask a
jury to decide – on the basis of evidence given by prosecution lawyers,
including statements provided by alleged victims – whether or not
Janner did the acts he was accused of.

A defence team will be able to put the case for Janner, though he will not need to be in court.

The
law is clear that it is not a formal trial, and should not be described
as one, because the defendant cannot put forward a defence himself.

As
a result, there is no verdict of guilty and the court cannot pass a
criminal sentence. All it can do is to make a hospital order, a
supervision order or an order for the defendant’s absolute discharge.
Essentially, it is there to protect the public – not deliver a
punishment. In Janner’s case, because of his age and ill health,
whatever the outcome he is highly unlikely to be considered any threat.

The
decision to seek a ‘trial of the facts’ will be seen as a humiliating
rebuke for Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders – who
considered the idea and dismissed it.

In
her statement announcing Janner would face no action, she said there
was no public interest in pursuing a course that would inevitably end in
an absolute discharge. What she overlooked – at great cost to her own
reputation – was the determination of the alleged victims to have their
evidence put before a court.

Recent
examples of findings of fact hearings include the case of ex-Labour MP
Margaret Moran, who falsely claimed £53,000 in expenses.

The
jury heard the case in her absence after a judge ruled she was unfit to
stand trial for mental health reasons. Moran was placed under a
supervision and treatment order.

And
John Hammond, an Army veteran with dementia, was given a hospital order
after a jury found he murdered his wife of 50 years by stabbing her 16
times in Alsager, Staffordshire.

NWN: There is no way that Janner will spend any time in jail. Either he will leg it to Israel, or the fix is in to find him innocent or a non-custodial sentence. This Zionist is too far up the 'food chain'.

Ministers
have previously argued that an increase in the number of food banks has
been fuelled by Jobcentre staff being allowed to refer the unemployed
to food banks for help.

It is also suggested that increased media coverage about food banks means more people are aware of their existence.

But critics claim cuts to benefits and rising living costs are to blame in part for some people struggling to make ends meet.

New
figures today showed that 15 per cent of people are living in relative
poverty, while the number of children classed as living in relative
poverty is 2.3 million.

The government boasted that poverty levels remained at the lowest level since the 1980s.

But
in the Commons, Labour MP David Winnick said: 'If the situation has
improved substantially why has there been such a large amount of food
banks, far larger than previously?

'Isn't
it quite clear that some Tory members have no idea at all of the amount
of poverty which exists, in many cases in their own constituencies?'

Earlier
the SNP's Ian Blackford said: 'Is it not a disgrace that in my own
constituency the biggest increase in food bank use has come from those
who are in work?'

I welcome decent people in society trying to help others who may, for various reasons, have fallen into difficulty

Iain Duncan Smith

Mr
Duncan Smith said he had no problem with the increased use of food
banks: 'Most of my colleagues are usually involved with food banks and
actually help them.

'I
welcome food banks. I welcome decent people in society trying to help
others who may, for various reasons, have fallen into difficulty.

'I don't accept the single cause of that is to do with the welfare reforms, quite the contrary.

'Food
bank usage has been rising over a period. It was never part of the
British system, but in Germany where their welfare payments you can
argue are higher, 1.5 million a week use food banks, much more than they
do here.'

TUC
General Secretary Frances O'Grady said: 'It's small wonder that Iain
Duncan Smith is a fan of food banks – his polices are keeping them in
business.

'If
he spent more time visiting food banks he would see for himself that
many users are in work, as well those punished by his cruel sanctions
regime. Slashing tax credits for the working poor will only make things
worse.'

But
Lord Freud said the rise in demand for food banks was difficult to
understand., adding 'it is very hard to know why people go to them'.

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Ministers have previously argued that
an increase in the number of food banks has been fuelled by Jobcentre
staff being allowed to refer the unemployed to food banks for help

Two
years ago Cabinet minister Michael Gove was branded an 'absolute
disgrace' by Labour after claiming families who use food banks have only
their own 'decisions' to blame.

He suggested that many cash-strapped families have brought their problems on themselves.

He added: 'I appreciate that there are families who face considerable pressures.

'Those
pressures are often the result of decisions that they have taken which
mean they are not best able to manage their finances.

If the situation has improved substantially why has there been such a large amount of food banks, far larger than previously?

Labour MP David Winnick

'We need to ensure that support is not just financial, and that the right decisions are made.'

Former
Tory chairman Lord Tebbit has also claimed that people who use food
banks to get basic items free and spend their remaining cash on junk
food, blaming a 'near infinite demand' for anything free.

Last
year the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Hunger in the UK found
that, since the establishment of the Trussell Trust network in 2004,
numbers of emergency food assistance providers have grown to at least
1,500, including 800 food banks - around half of them operated by the
Trust.

Its
major report, Feeding Britain, found there that 'demand for emergency
food assistance is increasing, and sometimes increasing dramatically'.

But
Tory peer Baroness Jenkin of Kennington faced criticised after she
suggested that a lack of cookery skills was in part to blame for
families going to food banks, and boasted she ate a bowl of porridge for
4p for breakfast.

The
report, written for senior officers, also reveals how white girls were
used to recruit other vulnerable victims on behalf of the gangs.

But
there were fears over a row ahead of the May 2010 General Election and
an English Defence League rally in April leading to a 'backlash against
law abiding citizens from Asian/Pakistani communities'.

Despite
the warnings police did not warn the public or appeal for information
about the men responsible and the report was only published this week
under the Freedom of Information Act.

In
one heavily redacted passage, the document reads: 'In (redacted) a
teacher at a (redacted) that a group of Asian males were approaching
pupils at the school gate and grooming them. Strong anecdotal evidence
shows this MO (modus operandi) is being used across the force.

'Operations
in other forces have identified an MO where offenders use a young girl
in a children's home to target and groom other residents on their
behalf.

'This has also been evidenced within the force in (redacted) and (redacted).

'The
girl's motivation to recruit new victims is often that the provision of
new girls provides her a way to escape the cycle of abuse.'

The
report said police had identified a potential 139 victims, 78 per cent
of whom were white while more than half were aged 13 to 15.

+4

Revealed: In these documents police
pin-pointed 75 grooming suspects - most with a history of sexual
violence - with most being from a Muslim background from Birmingham.

Warning: The document says that all members of the gang were Asian - and nine were men and one was a woman

+4

Redacted: The report was published by
the West Midlands force for the first time this week but their names,
aside from the alleged offences, have been hidden

Defence: West Midlands Police
Assistant Chief Constable Carl Foulkes says the force has come a long
way since the report was written

Half of all victims, who were from Birmingham, Dudley and Walsall, lived with their parents, while 41 per cent were in care.

Police
pin-pointed 75 grooming suspects - most with a history of sexual
violence - with most being from a Muslim background from Birmingham.

The
report stated: 'The vast majority of identified suspects (79 per cent)
are Asian (59 of 75), 12 per cent are white and five per cent are
African Caribbean. 62 per cent of Asian suspects are of Pakistani
origin.

'Pakistani males account for half of all identified suspects in the force (37 of 75).

'Offenders are likely to have a history of previous sexual offences, as well as a wide range of other offences and convictions.

'A
high level of organised criminality has now been evidenced both across
the force area and regionally, with multiple offenders working together
to identify, groom and abuse victims.

'In
a number of organised groups victims are forced into prostitution and
high levels of intimidation and force are used to keep the victims
compliant.'

+4

Concerns: The report speaks of an
upcoming English Defence League march through Dudley a month later,
which saw streets emptied and shops boarded up

The shocking document also highlighted fears of 'community tensions' if the police made the report's findings public.

HOW WEST MIDLANDS REPORT HAS SHADES OF ROTHERHAM SCANDAL

West
Midlands Police's decision to withhold details of alleged child abuse
amid fears of increasing racial tensions has shades of the scandal in
Rotherham.

Police
and social workers in the South Yorkshire town were accused of being
too concerned about being labelled racist to speak out about the crimes
involving 1,400 children.

Yesterday
it emerged that the massive inquiry into the Rotherham sex abuse
scandal could run until at least 2018 and has so far identified 300
suspects.

Investigators
say the number of possible offenders is changing on a ‘daily basis’ and
they suspect ‘thousands of offences’ have been committed.

The
team has seized 92 boxes containing several thousand files and
identified more than 3,300 lines of inquiry. The suspects are
‘predominantly’ Asian men from the South Yorkshire town and include two
who have worked for the council. Their victims are mainly white,
British, underage and ‘vulnerable’ girls.

Operation
Stovewood is currently costing up to £5million every year, and is still
likely to be ongoing in three years’ time – putting the total bill for
the inquiry at around £15million.

So
far the inquiry has backed an original estimate that 1,400 girls were
abused in Rotherham during a 16-year period from 1997 to 2013.

Last night children’s charities demanded that the men should be brought to justice.

Barnardo’s
chief executive Javed Khan said: ‘Because so many vulnerable children
were ignored by the authorities, groomers got away with exploiting them
for years.

‘Ensuring
the cases against groomers go to trial is vital in giving sexually
exploited children confidence that the justice system does work for
them; that if they come forward, they will be believed and supported'.

It
stated: 'The predominant offender profile of Pakistani Muslim males...
combined with the predominant victim profile of white females has the
potential to cause significant community tensions.

'There
is a potential for a backlash against the vast majority of law abiding
citizens from Asian/Pakistani communities from other members of the
community believing their children have been exploited.

'These
factors, combined with an EDL protest in Dudley in April and a General
Election in May could notably increase community tension.

'Police
will be criticised if it appears we have not safeguarded vulnerable
children, investigated offences and prosecuted offenders.'

The lengthy report concluded authorities in the West Midlands needed to improve its care of missing care home children.

It
stated: 'There is strong evidence in the vast majority of all cases
that the victims are enticed, stupefied or controlled by alcohol and a
mixture of controlled drugs.

West
Midlands Police Assistant Chief Constable Carl Foulkes said: 'These
reports, spanning six years, give a real insight into the journey we
have undertaken along with our partners into investigating and tackling
child sexual exploitation.

'There
is no doubt that there has been a significant cultural change within
the force in respect of this issue and it is now very clear that the
responsibility of tackling CSE (child sexual exploitation) lies with
every police officer, staff member, PCSO and special constable.

'The
force has carried out extensive work to train officers across the force
in how to identify and deal with CSE so we can gain as much
intelligence as possible and thereby improving the outcomes for victims.

'We
continue to take great steps and as a result of our efforts and without
doubt the coverage within local and national media, we are seeing more
victims coming forward to report abuse, knowing we will take their
allegations seriously and treat them sensitively and respectfully.'

NWN:
"West Midlands Police
Assistant Chief Constable Carl Foulkes says the force has come a long
way since the report was written ". Yes ACC Foulkes is right , the force has come a long way since the report. But the question is where have they been ? More to the point. Grinning politically correct idiots like ACC Foulkes ought to have another journey..............into a prison cell, for their, and his, gross dereliction of duty. The police force in the UK has far too many cultural marxists at the top levels.

Sunday, June 21, 2015

Bury Labour councillor appears in court charged with 16 counts of making indecent images of children

Simon Carter, 53, who represents the Tottington ward on Bury council, has also been suspended from the party

Simon Carter

A town hall Labour councillor has been charged with making indecent images of children.
Simon Carter, who represents Labour in the Tottington ward for Bury Council, has appeared in court charged with 16 counts of making indecent images of children, police have confirmed.
He has been suspended from the party pending the outcome of the court proceedings as a result, a Labour spokesman confirmed.
The charges he faces follow an investigation by a specialist police child abuse unit in Bury.
Coun Carter, 53, of Rosewood Avenue in Tottington, Bury, appeared before Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court on Saturday.
He was released on bail and is due to make a second appearance at the same court at a later date.
It
is understood that the charges cover a period of time between January
1, 2011 and April this year. He was arrested following an investigation
by Greater Manchester Police’s Child Abuse Investigation Team based in
Bury.
In a statement, the force confirmed the charges and that Coun Carter had appeared in court.
Greater
Manchester Police said: “A man has been charged with making indecent
images of children. Simon Carter, 53, of Rosewood Avenue, Tottington, is
charged with 16 counts of making indecent images of children. It
follows an investigation by the Child Abuse Investigation Team in Bury.”
Coun
Carter, who is believed to work as a self-employed IT trainer, was
elected to Bury council in 2012, winning the seat from the Tories.
According to the council’s website, his term of office runs until 2016 and he sits on the overview and scrutiny committee, Ramsbottom, Tottington and North Manor township forum and on the council’s standards committee.
A
spokesman for Bury Council said: “We can confirm that a Bury councillor
has been charged with making indecent images of children. As the matter
is under police jurisdiction, it would be inappropriate to comment
further.”
Labour Party officials have been made aware of the arrest and charges. Coun Carter has had the party whip withdrawn.
A
Labour North West spokesman said: “The individual in question has been
suspended from the Labour Party pending the outcome of a police
investigation.”

Saturday, June 20, 2015

Is Third World America Inevitable?

Tuesday - June 16, 2015 at 12:05 am

By Patrick J. Buchanan

Thousands of U.S. troops safeguard the border of South Korea. U.S.
warships patrol the South China Sea to stand witness to the territorial
claims of Asian allies against China.
U.S. troops move in and out of the Baltic States to signal our willingness to defend the frontiers of these tiny NATO allies.
Yet nothing that happens on these borders imperils America so much as what is happening on our own bleeding border with Mexico.
Over three decades, that border has been a causeway into the USA for
millions of illegal immigrants who are changing the face of America — to
the delight of those who think the country we grew up in was ugly.
All sides of this quarrel have been using the figure of 11 million
people here illegally. In her new best-seller, “Adios, America!,” Ann
Coulter makes a compelling case that the real figure is close to 30
million.
If that is true, and if the next president embraces amnesty and a
path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, that will mean the end to
America as the Western nation we have been, and the beginning of
America’s life as what Ann calls, unapologetically, a “Third World
hellhole.”
Indeed, when we consider the certain consequences of a failure to
secure the border for six more years, and amnesty for people already
here illegally, igniting a new invasion, we should ask ourselves:
What problem do we Americans confront that will be more easily solved with millions more immigrants?
Between 80 and 90 percent of those coming are from Third World
nations. On average, they have higher illegitimacy rates than
native-born Americans, higher drug use rates, higher rates of obesity,
spousal abuse and child abuse, higher rates of disease, lower test
scores and higher dropout rates, and higher crime and incarceration
rates.
Children of immigrants are more gang-oriented. And Third World
immigrants consume more per capita in social services than they pay in
taxes. Hence they contribute to fiscal deficits at every level of
government.
Will millions more immigrants help solve our infrastructure crisis?
Undeniably, poor immigrants provide cheap labor for businesses and
the rich. But their working- and middle-class American neighbors bear
the social costs that they inflict upon communities.
Politically, immigrants from Third World countries, as they rely upon
government for food, housing assistance, health care and the education
of their children, support the Party of Government.
Mitt Romney lost the two fastest-growing major minorities, Hispanics
and Asians, who now account for more than a fifth of our population and a
seventh of our voters, by 40 points.
And as their numbers and voting percentages rise, the GOP will find
that reaching 270 electoral votes is not only more difficult than in
Reagan’s day, it has become impossible.
Among the myths or lies drummed into the heads of Americans is that
we have always been a “nation of immigrants,” and “diversity,” i.e.,
racial, ethnic and religious diversity, “is a strength.”
But America in 1970 was a white nation with a black minority of about
10 percent. And, as Coulter writes, “Nearly the entire white population
of America from 1600 to 1970 came from a geographic area of the world
about twice the size of Texas. The entire black population came from an
area of West Africa about the size of Florida.”
Is ethnic, racial and religious diversity truly a “strength”?
Why then has the most diverse region of Europe, the Balkans — with
its Serb, Croat, Albanian, Slovenian, Macedonian, Turkic peoples, and
Catholic, Orthodox and Islamic religions — had the bloodiest history?
Was it not racial and ethnic diversity that tore the Soviet Union
into 15 nations and half a dozen subnations, and is tearing at it still
in the Caucasus?
If diversity is a strength, why is Beijing, which worships strength,
moving millions of Han Chinese into Tibet and western China to swamp the
Tibetan and Uighur peoples, as they have done to the Mongolian and
Manchu peoples? How did diversity work out for Rwanda and Burundi?
If diversity is a strength, then why are Iraq, Syria, Libya and Yemen
falling apart? Why are Sunni and Shiite, Palestinian and Israeli
fighting? Why are Scots, Basques, Catalans, Venetians and Flemish
agitating for secession and independence?
Has the addition of tens of millions of Asian and African Muslims
strengthened the Old Continent that ruled the world? Or do they imperil
its security and survival as the cradle and heartland of the West?
As racial, ethic and religious hatreds pull people apart and create
terrorists all over our disintegrating world, why would we make
ourselves ever more diverse?
Writes Coulter, “Roe v. Wade can be overturned. Obamacare can be repealed. Amnesty is forever.”
Anyone concerned for the future of this country as one nation and one
people should find a candidate who will commit to secure the border,
enforce immigration laws against businesses that hire illegal
immigrants, and pledge no amnesty for the duration of their presidency.